Jens, I am so sorry! I double checked and am not sure how I missed that.
Thank you for catching my mistake!

Doesn't change the outcome but official updated tally:


   - Option A: +1.5
   - Option B: +8.4
   - Option C: +5
   - Option D: +3.5



On Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM Jens Scheffler <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks Constance for driving this.
>
> Looking at the Google Sheet it seems my (binding) vote is missing but no
> big problem as I also voted for Option B
>
> On 28.10.25 18:32, Constance Martineau via dev wrote:
> > Thanks Daniel. Not sure how to make them show up, so made the google
> sheets
> > public:
> >
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sNhlNM2YqgTDvWOXp7o0zFF-VquddWANxx7S02G3lXM/edit?gid=0#gid=0
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM Daniel Standish via dev <
> > [email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> Images did not work
> >>
> >> On Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM Constance Martineau via dev <
> >> [email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> Thank you for your patience while I tallied the votes! For reference
> >>> purposes, here
> >>> <https://lists.apache.org/thread/7mbztc6dchh73c7cnn7sjm1qtt6gj5zw> is
> a
> >>> link to the vote thread.
> >>>
> >>> As a reminder the options were:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>     - Option A: Prefer dag in docs; use DAG only when referring to the
> >>>     class/import
> >>>     - Option B: Prefer Dag in docs; use DAG only for the class/import
> >>>     - Option C: Keep DAG as the standard everywhere (status quo)
> >>>     - Option D: Prefer Dag in docs, use Dag for class/import and alias
> DAG
> >>>     (for backcompat reasons)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *Results (Binding Votes Only)*
> >>>
> >>> Based on the results, and following the rules that only binding votes
> are
> >>> counted, with voters able to submit a fractional vote between -1 and +1
> >> per
> >>> option, Option B (Dag) won.
> >>>
> >>> We will therefore prefer "Dag" in docs, and use DAG only when referring
> >> to
> >>> the class or import itself.
> >>>
> >>> [image: image.png]
> >>>
> >>> *Additional Context*
> >>>
> >>> Because this vote was about convention (not code or architecture), and
> >>> because the discussion around voting method itself was interesting, I
> >> ran a
> >>> few "what-if" tallies to see how the outcome might vary:
> >>>
> >>>     - If all votes (binding + non-binding) were counted, including
> >> multiple
> >>>     options per person, Option B (Dag) still wins, but by a much closer
> >>> margin.
> >>>
> >>> [image: image.png]
> >>>
> >>>     - If only the main binding vote (single strongest +1 per voter)
> were
> >>>     considered, Option B (Dag) and Option C (DAG) would have been tied.
> >>>
> >>> [image: image.png]
> >>>
> >>>     - If the main vote from both binding and non-binding voters were
> >>>     included, Option C (DAG) would have narrowly won)
> >>>
> >>> [image: image.png]
> >>>
> >>> (For transparency, Ryan Hatter submitted two +1s, so I pinged him to
> >>> clarify why should be considered in the single-vote scenario)
> >>>
> >>> *Observation*
> >>> It's interesting that the outcome differs slightly between binding and
> >>> non-binding voters, with contributors leaning toward Dag and the
> broader
> >>> community favouring DAG.
> >>>
> >>> It's a nice reminder that Airflow serves two audiences: Contributors
> >>> leaning toward a cleaner, more readable style, and the wider community
> >>> still attached to the familiar "DAG" identity. Both are valid, and it's
> >>> interesting to see how the project's voice is shifting as we grow.
> >>>
> >>> *Next Steps*
> >>> Since we'd already started shifting documentation toward Dag when it
> >> seemed
> >>> to be the general preference, the vote results essentially confirms
> that
> >>> direction.
> >>>
> >>> We'll continue using Dag in docs going forward, keeping DAG only when
> >>> referring to the class/import itself. No changes are needed for
> existing
> >>> references unless a doc is being actively updated.
> >>>
> >>> If anybody would like to call a separate vote to create a Dag alias for
> >>> DAG, they are more than welcome to. I don't think the results of this
> >> vote
> >>> should preclude us from doing that at a later date if the community
> >> agrees.
> >>> If anyone has strong objections or follow-ups, please share them by EOD
> >>> Friday, otherwise we'll consider this settled.
> >>>
> >>> Constance
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>>
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